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Man Wants to Donate His Heart Before He Dies 456

Gary Phebus wants to donate his heart, lungs, and liver. The problem is he wants to donate them before he dies. Gary was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in 2008. Phebus says he'd like to be able to donate his organs before they deteriorate, and doesn't consider his request suicide because he's "dead anyway."
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Man Put On "No-Fly List" While In Air To NYC 300

An unnamed man flying from Nigeria to New York City found out he was added to a no-fly list somewhere above the Atlantic Ocean, when the plane stopped to refuel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Officials won't say what he did or why he was added to the list after he had already boarded a flight. He was not immediately charged with a crime and Customs and Border Protection will only say that he is a "potential person of interest." From the article: "The man, a citizen of Gambia, was not on the no-fly list when he boarded the aircraft in Dakar, Senegal, said a US official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly."

Comment Re:Age old strategy (Score 2, Insightful) 650

Auto insurance is mandatory.

Only if you drive. Some people don't.

With our system of publicly funded hospitals, you'd have to have "Do Not Revive" tattooed on yur forehead to opt out.

Which brings up an interesting question about national health insurance: Can they require members of the Church of Christ Scientist to participate in such a plan?

If you go for a period of time without auto insurance, i.e. not driving, you fall into the automotive indemnity bracket (steeply inflated rates) when you acquire another vehicle and insure it. You are, in effect, punished for not consuming the mandated good.

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